Roots to Harvest Summer Workshops
Location: Waverley Library (unless noted)
Eat Local Workshops!
Summer/Fall 2010
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Slow Food Superior are pleased to announce this year's line up of FREE Eat Local workshops! Workshops run every Tuesday of the month from July 6th - September 14th. Workshop location is Waverly Public Library unless otherwise noted.
Excellent facilitators and excellent topics! See you there!
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Meal Planning with the Seasons – Jodi Belluz
Local food items are available any time of the year. Learn how to shape your menus according to what is in season, whether you’re buying it fresh or storing it for the winter.
Tuesday, July 6th, 6:30pm
Waverley Resource Library
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Sweet Honey and Healthy Bees – Simon Hoad
Thunder Bay is one of the last places in the world to host mite-free bee populations. Come learn (and taste!) the art of apiary from keeping bees to harvesting delicious honey.
Tuesday, July 13th, 6:30 p.m.
Waverley Resource Library
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Foraging for Food – Audrey DeRoy - Old Fort William
Discover the hidden delicacies our fields and forests have to offer. From fiddleheads to bullrushes, come learn how to find and savour nature’s bounty.
Tuesday, July 20th, 6:30 p.m.
Waverley Resource Library
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Canning 101 – Diana Bockus
Sterilizing? Pickling salts? Pectin? Not sure what this all means? Find out from an award- winning jam, jelly and pickling expert!
Tuesday, July 27th, 6:30 p.m.
Ogden Community Centre
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Food Drying 101 – Karen Copeland
How can you preserve taste and make your garden last longer? Dry your harvest! Come learn about different techniques for drying food.
Tuesday, August 10th, 6:30 p.m.
Waverley Resource Library
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The Joy of Herbs – Gwen O’Reilly
Fresh herbs add freshness and flavour to any dish. Come learn how to cook and heal with herbs you can easily grow at home year-round.
Tuesday, August 17th, 6:30 p.m.
Waverley Resource Library
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Cooking with Local Beef – Cattleman’s Association
This workshop will highlight how to cook with different cuts of beef and explain the differences between grass-fed, grain finished beef. You will also learn about how is beef is raised around Thunder Bay and what cuts of meat are available.
Tuesday, August 24th, 6:30 p.m.
Waverley Resource Library
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The Art of Soups and Stews – Marija Harp, Sweet Peas Home Catering
Throw in your harvest veggies and stir up a hearty meal in a flash with these basic mix and match recipes. They will be great to pull out of the freezer all winter long.
Tuesday, August 31st, 6:30 p.m.
Waverley Resource Library
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Pizza Making – Derek Lucchese – Both Hands Bread
The taste of pizza from a rustic wood-fired oven can't be beat, especially when created with the finest organic and local ingredients available.
Tuesday, September 14th, 6:30 p.m.
Superior High School
Summer/Fall 2010The Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Slow Food Superior are pleased to announce this year's line up of FREE Eat Local workshops! Workshops run every Tuesday of the month from July 6th - September 14th. Workshop location is Waverly Public Library unless otherwise noted.
Excellent facilitators and excellent topics! See you there!
_____________________________________________________
Meal Planning with the Seasons – Jodi Belluz
Local food items are available any time of the year. Learn how to shape your menus according to what is in season, whether you’re buying it fresh or storing it for the winter.
Tuesday, July 6th, 6:30pm
Waverley Resource Library
----
Sweet Honey and Healthy Bees – Simon Hoad
Thunder Bay is one of the last places in the world to host mite-free bee populations. Come learn (and taste!) the art of apiary from keeping bees to harvesting delicious honey.
Tuesday, July 13th, 6:30 p.m.
Waverley Resource Library
----
Foraging for Food – Audrey DeRoy - Old Fort William
Discover the hidden delicacies our fields and forests have to offer. From fiddleheads to bullrushes, come learn how to find and savour nature’s bounty.
Tuesday, July 20th, 6:30 p.m.
Waverley Resource Library
----
Canning 101 – Diana Bockus
Sterilizing? Pickling salts? Pectin? Not sure what this all means? Find out from an award- winning jam, jelly and pickling expert!
Tuesday, July 27th, 6:30 p.m.
Ogden Community Centre
----
Food Drying 101 – Karen Copeland
How can you preserve taste and make your garden last longer? Dry your harvest! Come learn about different techniques for drying food.
Tuesday, August 10th, 6:30 p.m.
Waverley Resource Library
----
The Joy of Herbs – Gwen O’Reilly
Fresh herbs add freshness and flavour to any dish. Come learn how to cook and heal with herbs you can easily grow at home year-round.
Tuesday, August 17th, 6:30 p.m.
Waverley Resource Library
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Cooking with Local Beef – Cattleman’s Association
This workshop will highlight how to cook with different cuts of beef and explain the differences between grass-fed, grain finished beef. You will also learn about how is beef is raised around Thunder Bay and what cuts of meat are available.
Tuesday, August 24th, 6:30 p.m.
Waverley Resource Library
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The Art of Soups and Stews – Marija Harp, Sweet Peas Home Catering
Throw in your harvest veggies and stir up a hearty meal in a flash with these basic mix and match recipes. They will be great to pull out of the freezer all winter long.
Tuesday, August 31st, 6:30 p.m.
Waverley Resource Library
----
Pizza Making – Derek Lucchese – Both Hands Bread
The taste of pizza from a rustic wood-fired oven can't be beat, especially when created with the finest organic and local ingredients available.
Tuesday, September 14th, 6:30 p.m.
Superior High School